Babaylan

An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina-American Writers

Nick Carb, Eileen Tabios

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English

Aunt Lute Books
08 August 2000

Literature: history & criticism; Literary studies: general; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

The first international anthology of Filipina writers published in the United States.

Babaylanreflects the complex history of a people whose roots have stretched to both sides of the globe. With contributions from over 60 Filipina and Filipina American writers,Babaylanprovides readers with a comprehensive view of a growing and vibrant transnational literary culture. Challenging, innovative, fierce, reflective, somber, funny-no one word can capture the extraordinary range of this collection. The voices represented in this collection offer a broad and varied perspective on the Filipina writer whose diasporic existence is a living, breathing bridge, not only between countries but also generations, as strong voices from the past fuel realities of the future.

Babaylanbrings to the concert halls of the United States a full-bodied chorus of Filipino women's voices. Welcome the songs and stories of these women with applause. Bravo! -Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz, Professor at Ateneo de Manila University and editor ofSong of Ourselves

This collection of work by Filipina writers inspires with passion, delights with lush imagery and sound, and swells with unbridled language. Brave and beautiful, these many-voiced, multifaceted authors gave readers the first comprehensive look at a literary culture that has been ignored for far too long.-Allison Jospeph, author ofIn Every Seam

These are the stories and moments of women-some heartbreaking, some funny, all true to the heart. And the Phillipines is always present: as a landscape, memory, ghost.

Babaylanis a feast for the senses, so eat your fill.-Andrea Louie, Publications Director of the Asian American Writers' Workshop and author ofMoon Cakes

Edited by: Nick Carb, Eileen Tabios
Imprint: Aunt Lute Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9781879960596
ISBN 10: 1879960591
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 08 August 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nick Carb is the author of two books of poetry, El Grupo McDonald's (1995) and Secret Asian Man (2000), both published by Tia Chucha Press. Editor of the critically acclaimed anthology Returning a Borrowed Tongue (1996) from Coffee House Press, Carb received a NYFA/New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Gregory Millard Fellowship in 1999 and a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship in 1997.